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XJTLU–ChangingTek Robotics Joint Lab Officially Established
2月4日，西交利物浦大学与知行机器人科技（苏州）有限公司在西浦创业家学院（太仓）举行揭牌仪式，正式成立校企联合实验室。
（图片说明：李浩然博士、Mohd Rizal Bin Arshad教授、张晓军教授、白国超博士、提丽娜女士、赵雪垠女士共同为实验室揭牌）
该实验室由知行机器人出资建设，经校方批准成立，属于非独立法人产学研合作机构。实验室实行校企双方共同管理模式，旨在构建集科研创新、人才培养与产业应用于一体的协同平台，重点解决机器人灵巧操作与触觉感知等关键技术问题。
根据实验室组织架构，西浦智能机器人学院助理教授李浩然博士担任实验室主任，负责重大事项决策及整体技术发展方向；知行机器人董事长白国超博士担任副主任，负责协同推进科研任务与产业需求的对接。目前，实验室团队共22人，其中包括16名硕士研究生。
（图片说明：李浩然博士展示研究成果）
在技术研发层面，李浩然介绍，实验室的核心研发对象是“超越人手能力的机器人灵巧手”，以实现复杂环境中的高精度操作与多模态感知。具体研究方向包括：
机电系统： 开发新一代“骨骼与肌肉”，提升自由度和环境适应性；
灵巧操作算法： 通过模仿学习与强化学习，让机器人像人手一样理解和处理复杂的灵巧操作任务；
触觉传感系统： 设计高分辨率、多模态传感器，实现对接触物体的形状、位置及纹理信息的精准感知，以及接触力的预测。
针对此次合作的背景，西浦首席教育官、西浦创业家学院（太仓）领导小组组长张晓军教授在仪式上表示，校企共建实验室是学校推动联合研发、面向产业需求的重要实践。他指出，希望合作不仅停留在科研创新，更让学生参与产业研发，实现自身成长与突破，形成教育、科研与产业协同发展的机制。
随后，西交利物浦大学智能机器人学院院长Mohd Rizal Bin Arshad教授在仪式上强调，机器人技术的未来需要学术界与产业界协同推动，人工智能、传感技术与自主系统发展正加速机器人从受控环境走向真实应用。联合实验室的成立体现了学院服务技术进步、助力经济社会发展的长期承诺。
作为产业方代表，白国超博士在致辞中表示，企业长期聚焦工业制造、物流及医疗康复中的真实技术痛点，对灵巧操作和触觉感知有较高要求。他认为，李浩然团队在肌腱驱动灵巧手、视触觉传感器等方向的成果与企业需求高度契合。据介绍，知行机器人将为实验室提供专项研发投入、工业级测试验证环境及成果转化资源。
未来，该实验室将通过校企联合申请科研项目，推进本科、硕士及博士阶段的联合培养，推动智能机器人技术在工业、医疗及日常生活领域的工程化落地。
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On 4 February 2026, the XJTLU–ChangingTek Robotics Joint Lab was officially inaugurated at the XJTLU Entrepreneur College (Taicang). Funded by ChangingTek Robotics and approved by the university, the Lab is a non-independent industry–university–research collaboration platform jointly administered by both parties, aiming to integrate scientific research, talent cultivation, and industrial application.
The Lab is led by Dr Haoran Li, Assistant Professor at the School of Robotics, XJTLU, who serves as Director and oversees major operational and technological decisions. Dr Guochao Bai, Chairman of ChangingTek Robotics, serves as Deputy Director, working to align research activities closely with industrial needs. Located in the industrial park directly opposite the university campus, the Lab benefits from geographical proximity that enables frequent collaboration and deep student engagement.
At the inauguration ceremony, Professor Xiaojun Zhang, Chief Officer of Education and Leader of XJTLU Entrepreneur College (Taicang) Leadership Team, highlighted that joint labs are a key mechanism for addressing real industrial challenges through collaborative R&D, while enabling students to participate directly in industry-oriented research and achieve meaningful growth. Professor Mohd Rizal Bin Arshad, Dean of the School of Robotics, emphasized that advances in artificial intelligence, sensing, and autonomous systems require close cooperation between academia and industry to accelerate real-world robotic applications.
The Lab focuses on key technologies for robotic dexterous manipulation, including the mechatronic design of dexterous hands, dexterous manipulation algorithms, multimodal tactile sensing, and tactile modeling. The dexterous hand is the Lab’s core R&D focus and is currently at the engineering prototype stage, demonstrating essential functional capabilities. ChangingTek Robotics provides industrial requirements, testing and validation environments, and resources for technology transfer, while the Lab contributes research expertise and algorithmic innovation.
With a team of 22 members, including undergraduate and master’s students, the Lab emphasizes student participation in research and engineering implementation. By closely integrating academic research with industrial needs, the XJTLU–ChangingTek Robotics Joint Lab aims to advance intelligent robotics technologies and cultivate interdisciplinary talent capable of bridging theory and real-world application in industrial manufacturing, logistics, and medical rehabilitation.
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